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State of Conservation (SOC)

Garamba National Park (1992)

Desired state of conservation for the removal of the property from the List of World Heritage in Danger
UNESCO Extra-Budgetary Funds
International Assistance granted to the property

Requests Approved: 0 (from1980-1992)
Total Amount Ap proved: 192,870USD

1992   Review of the state of conservation of World Heritage sites in ...   3,750  USD
1991   Purchase and shipment of 3 all-terrain motorcycles for patrolling ...   15,000  USD
1988   Purchase of 2 vehicles to continue the activities of the ...   50,000  USD
1986   Purchase of equipment for the project to protect the rhinoceros ...   20,000  USD
1985   Equipment for the project to protect the rhinoceros population in ...   20,000  USD
1985   Contribution to the project for to rescue the white rhinoceros, ...   25,000  USD
1983   Equipment for rescue programme for white rhino and elephants in ...   40,000  USD
1980   Equipment for Garamba National Park   19,120  USD
Missions**
Factors* affecting the property identified in previous reports

Poaching; Managerment issues; Civil unrest

Corrective Measures
Current conservation issues

The Bureau was happy to note that the rhinoceros population in the Park has now increased to 32 individuals and that the state of conservation of the site continues to be stable. Hence, the Bureau recommended that the Committee, in accordance with the request made by the State Party by letter of 26 February 1991, remove this site from the List of World Heritage in Danger.

 

 

Conclusion

The Committee is requested to remove this site from the List of World Heritage in Danger and commend the Zairois authorities for taking all measures to improve the state of conservation of this Park.

 

Decision

  • Adopted

  • Draft Decision

16COMVIII
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Garamba National Park (Zaire)

The Committee recalled that at its last session, it deferred taking a decision to remove this site from the List of World Heritage in Danger, due to the uncertainties associated with prevailing civil unrest in Zaire at that time.

The Committee was happy to note that the rhinoceros population in the Park has now increased to 32 individuals and that the state of conservation of the site continues to be stable. Hence, the Committee recommended, in accordance with the request made by the State Party by letter of 26 February 1991, to remove this site from the List of World Heritage in Danger.

The Committee also recommended that the Centre suggest that the Zairois authorities

(a) conduct an assessment of the operation of the multi-donor project to date, particularly with regard to institutional arrangements and future directions, and

(b) continue to co-operate with the Committee and other donors in ensuring that the integrity of the Park is further strengthened. The Committee also requested the Centre to transmit its congratulations to the Zairois authorities to have undertaken all necessary measures which made the removal of this site from the List of World Heritage in Danger possible.

 

16COMX.E
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Garamba National Park (Zaire)

The Committee, in accordance with a request made by the State Party in their letter of 26 February 1991, decided to remove this site from the List of World Heritage in Danger. Observations and recommendations of the Committee for sustaining the improvements to the state of conservation of this site are described in Chapter VIII, page 31.

 

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Garamba National Park
State Party:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Date of Inscription: 1980
Nomination records (Year): 1979
Category: Natural
Criteria: (vii)(x)
Danger List: Yes
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Threats*
  • Illegal activities
  • Civil unrest
  • Management systems/ management plan
  • Other Threats:
Documents
WHC.92/CONF.002/05
WHC.92/CONF.002/07 Rev
Other Documents:
View inscribed site documents, nomination file, reports, decisions, ...
SOC ID: 1710
Inscription on the Danger List
Year: 1996
Threats to the Site:

The Garamba National Park was inscribed again on the List of World Heritage in Danger in 1996 for the following reasons: 

a)         Increased poaching;

b)         Pressure linked to the civil war, thereby threatening the flagship species of the property.

Year: 1984 -1992
Threats to the Site:

The Garamba National Park was listed for the first time on the List of World Heritage in Danger between 1984 and 1992 due to a serious decline in the population of white rhinos. With the success of the measures taken by the World Heritage Committee, IUCN, WWF, the Frankfurt Zoological Society and the national authorities, the rhino population has increased from an alarming  total of five specimens to thirty-five animals and the site was removed from the List of World Heritage in danger at the sixteenth session of the Committee in 1992.


* : The threats indicated are listed in alphabetical order; their order does not constitute a classification according to the importance of their impact on the property.
Furthermore, they are presented irrespective of the type of threat faced by the property, i.e. with specific and proven imminent danger (“ascertained danger”) or with threats which could have deleterious effects on the property’s Outstanding Universal Value (“potential danger”).

** : All mission reports are not always available electronically.